Age of Rebirth

The defensive force of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division in the direction of Wulu Town, the first brigade and one regiment, launched a sudden attack. Dozens of light and heavy machine guns opened the scene, and the dense rain of bullets enveloped a brigade of Japanese troops who had passed the bridge. In the metal storm, the south bank of the river bridge was an unobstructed open land, and at this moment, it became the place where Japanese soldiers died.

When the stormy gunshots erupted, Colonel Shimbashi, the leader of the No. 20th First Brigade of the Japanese [-]th Division, staggered with a buzzing sound and almost fell down. He was already very careful. , conducted two rounds of fire reconnaissance, how could it be ambushed by the Chinese army?

Colonel Xinqiao couldn't figure it out, but he was also a commander who fought against the Allied forces on the islands in the Southwest Pacific. He once had a glorious record of defeating an entire division of the US-Philippines allied forces with a unit of troops. He quickly woke up from the panic, and hastily issued a few orders: "Order, the second and third battalions, immediately forcibly pass through the Nahe Bridge, and the artillery of the wing will immediately suppress the firepower of the independent division and cover the infantry." attack!"

Commander Xinqiao's order was very timely and correct. If he did not continue to invest in troops, then the first brigade that had already crossed the bridge would be surrounded by the ambushing independent division troops. Moreover, the only bridge on the river in front of him was It will become a fatal obstacle for the regiment. The brigade commander's order is to occupy Wulu Town on the other side of the river. If the regiment is blocked on the north bank of the river, how might the grumpy brigade commander punish himself?

Following the order of Colonel Shimbashi, the remaining two infantry brigades consisted of nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers.Shouting and rushing up like crazy, they showed the bravery of the Japanese soldiers, and the Japanese mortars that had just put away the gun mounts.Immediately redeploying the bombardment positions in a hurry, Chen Mengqiao did not take his eyes off the telescope, and said without turning his head: "Order the mortars to fire, cut off the Japanese army's follow-up troops to attack, and blow up the bridge!"

In the sky, there was a harsh screaming sound, coming from far and near from the south bank of the river.Colonel Xinqiao, who had been through battle for a long time, turned pale, he could hear it.This is the sound of at least 100 mortar salvos, and the two brigades that I are charging are over!

The mortar shells screamed like a group of black ravens.Headlong towards the Japanese soldiers. "Boom, boom, boom!" There was a series of explosions, and black smoke billowed up, covering the path of the Japanese soldiers' charge. Countless broken bodies flew into the air amidst the black smoke, and the Japanese mortar soldiers who were setting up their shelling positions, Even more unfortunate, a few waves of shells hit.Dozens of Japanese mortars were blown to pieces.The explosive ammunition exploded into fireballs one after another.

And the wooden Nahe bridge, after being hit by more than a dozen mortar shells, broke with a "boom" while braving burning flames, and fell into the waves of the river together with the Japanese soldiers who had already boarded the bridge. The regiment's more than 100 mortars and intensively fired artillery shells caused the subsequent two Japanese infantry brigades to pay a great price for casualties, and they were unable to advance even half a step. The soldiers could only watch helplessly as their compatriots on the south bank of the river were ruthlessly harvested by the light and heavy machine gun bullets fired by the soldiers of the Independent Division.

One regiment gathered all the mortars, and as soon as it shot, it received a miraculous effect. It not only killed the artillery of the Xinqiao Wing, but also suppressed the Japanese soldiers of the two brigades in place. There was an explosion on the open ground where thousands of Japanese soldiers were lying down. There was a loud noise, and a cloud of black smoke mixed with flesh and blood rose up, taking away the lives of several Japanese soldiers, leaving behind black craters, dark red blood stains, and broken corners. uniform.

Colonel Xinqiao watched his soldiers being massacred by the artillery fire of the Independent Division, his eyeballs were red, but he also had to lie on the ground, watching all this helplessly, his fingers deeply scratched into the ground, angry, Pain, helplessness and other emotions filled his mind instantly.

The Japanese brigade, which had no way out, was beaten down to less than a hundred people by the intensive rain of bullets. The land on the south bank of the Nahe Bridge and the corpses of Japanese soldiers were piled together. The remaining Japanese soldiers, Still desperately resisting, using the corpses of their companions, building fortifications, and raising their guns to fight back, but it was in vain. What they saw was hiding in the hidden fortifications, with the muzzle of the gun spewing out flames, but they couldn't see a single person. Soldiers of the Independent Division.

"Brigade Commander, let the Second Battalion attack, and the remaining hundred or ten little devils can all be eliminated in one charge! Don't waste bullets!" Colonel Sun Zhiyuan, the head of the first regiment, suggested eagerly.

There was no longer any suspense in the battle. Chen Mengqiao looked back and said: "No need, we are dying, we can't afford to pay any casualties, order to drop [-] mortars, and bombard the remaining little devils in the south of the bridge! The rest of the mortars Cannon, continue to bombard the little devils in the north of the bridge, and expand the results of the battle!"

Twenty mortars adjusted their coordinates immediately, and a round of shells flew over. The remaining hundreds of Japanese soldiers who were still resisting at the bridgehead on the south bank of the river turned into a rain of blood and pieces of meat flying all over the sky amidst the rain of bullets. , The gunpowder smoke dissipated, and the originally lush ground was covered with large and small bomb craters.

Colonel Shimbashi saw with his own eyes that one of his brigades of several hundred brave imperial soldiers disappeared before his eyes, while the two infantry brigades on the north bank of the river suffered continuous casualties under the mortar bombardment of the independent division on the south bank. Increase, continue to be bombed by the Chinese army here, I am afraid that after a few hours, there will not be many troops left in the regiment, "Baga! Damn the Chinese! Send my order, and the regiment will retreat five kilometers immediately!" He Gritting his teeth, he finally gave the order to retreat in pain.

The Japanese army began to retreat. A regiment of more than 100 mortars chased after the retreating Japanese army and sent several rounds of shells, which made the Japanese soldiers terrified until the Japanese army withdrew out of the range of the mortars. The artillerymen stopped without further ado.

Meng Jianzhu witnessed the whole battle process. He admired the commanding art of Chen Mengqiao, the commander of the first brigade. Admire!" He said very sincerely.

Chen Mengqiao smiled and said: "If it were you, occupying favorable terrain and attacking with concentrated firepower, the results would be the same, but you took advantage of the little devil's unpreparedness! Next, it will be a head-to-head blockade It's a fight!"

Chen Mengqiao turned his head and said to Sun Zhiyuan: "Order to go down, all the firepower points that were fired just now, give up immediately, and the troops withdraw to the backup fortifications!"

Sun Zhiyuan was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood. Meng Jianzhu also understood Chen Mengqiao's intentions. He killed the little devil's infantry unit.It only increased casualties, and the abandonment of the firepower point at the bridgehead of the Nahe Bridge did not affect the overall defense. The bridgehead had already been blown up, and the firepower point at the bridgehead lost its greater effect.

"Baga!" After receiving a report from Major General Kono, the head of the No. 20 [-]st Brigade, his leading unit was ambushed by the independent division on the south bank of the Na River. One brigade was wiped out, and the other two brigades suffered heavy casualties. , Division Chief Shinyouemon couldn't help but cursed viciously.

Without an infantry brigade, the vanguard was severely damaged. Lieutenant General Shinyouemon didn't care much. A battle involving nearly 20 imperial soldiers, an infantry brigade, was just an inconspicuous small wave. Annoyed, my plan to have lunch in Zhuanghe County fell through, and, starting from Fenghuang Mountain in Anton, chasing the retreating wounded of the Independent Division, apart from being attacked by air, this was the first time that they were attacked by the ground forces of the Independent Division. check.

The [-]th Division leads the attacking troops on the central and western routes by more than [-] kilometers. This is a huge advantage. If the [-]th Division is the first to hit Lushunkou on the eastern front during this attack, it must be The first achievement, for this reason, the price paid by the [-]th Division is higher than that of other troops. Lieutenant General Shinyouemon cannot forgive himself for paying the price and failing to achieve brilliant results!

What he was worried about was why the independent division troops who only cared about retreating along the way showed such a violent blocking posture on the river line, and what's more, they severely damaged one of his field regiments. The wounded troops, or came reinforcements?

"Kuroda-kun, immediately send a telegram to the commanders of the first and second divisions of the Kwantung Army attacking on the center line, and the [-]th Division on the northern line to ask whether your department has been blocked by an independent division!" Division Shinyuemon The head of the regiment told his chief of staff that if the three attacking troops were all strongly blocked by the independent division, then the enemy situation on the Liaodong Peninsula battlefield had undergone a fundamental change. It is very likely that the enemy is coming reinforcements?

After instructing Chief of Staff Kuroda, Lieutenant General Shinyuemon read the telegram of the No.20 [-]st Brigade again, and a detail attracted his attention, "Our Shimbashi Regiment was forced by the Independent Division. The mass destruction of mortar fire!"

"Mortar! Isn't it a large and medium-caliber artillery?" Lieutenant General Shinyouemon thought sharply. According to the firepower configuration of the independent division provided by the intelligence department, the mortar was equipped at the battalion level of the independent division, that is, It is said that the independent division troops blocking the Xinqiao Wing on the south bank of the river are at the battalion level.

Lieutenant General Shinyuemon caught something vaguely. At this time, the chief of staff, Major General Kuroda, came back, "Report to the commander of the division. I received a call back from the commander of the central and western fronts. The Imperial Army is continuing to advance to the south. So far, it has not been blocked in any form by the independent division troops!"

"Baga! Cunning Chinese people!" Lieutenant General Xinyouweimen suddenly understood that the ambushing of the Xinqiao Regiment at the Nahe Bridge was only the part of the independent division that he was chasing. As for the reason for the blocking, it is obvious that the wounded of the retreating independent division troops are resting in Zhuanghe County!

(to be continued) (to be continued...)